Tech Billionaires Expose MAGA's 'populism' Con Job

@#2 ... The three will be seated together on the inauguration platform with other prominent guests. ...

TikTok CEO to attend Trump inauguration as app's ban looms
www.axios.com

... TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew intends to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration next week and is expected to sit on the dais alongside other prominent guests, a Trump transition source confirmed to Axios Thursday. ...

Vlad and Xi did everything they could possibly do to get Trump elected for reasons... you know, other than his overall incompetence and sleazy character.

Ukraine and Taiwan are about to change hands with Trump's blessings in return for the election help.

Trump DOT Pick Says He'll Review FAA's SpaceX Penalties
www.yahoo.com

... (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Transportation Department said he'd review penalties aviation regulators have proposed against SpaceX if confirmed to the role.

Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy told senators during a hearing on Wednesday that he'd also look into "what's been happening at the FAA with regard to the launches," referring to the US Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA in September proposed hitting SpaceX with as much as $633,009 in civil penalties over allegations that the rocket company led by Elon Musk violated license requirements during two rocket launches in 2023. The move drew the ire of Musk, who described the proposal as "lawfare" and threatened to sue the FAA for "regulatory overreach." A spokesperson for the FAA said Wednesday that the cases around the proposed penalties remain open. ...

So, Mr Musk's apparent purchase of Pres-elect Trump's actions seems to be continuing its payout.

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration

... The three will be seated together on the inauguration platform with other prominent guests. ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-16 12:23 PM

And it's been rumored that the CEO of TikTok, Shou Chew, has been invited to the inauguration as well and will be seated in the VIP section, perhaps next to Elon Musk.

OCU

@#9 ... And it's been rumored that the CEO of TikTok, Shou Chew, has been invited to the inauguration as well and will be seated in the VIP section, perhaps next to Elon Musk. ...

Yup, see #6.

Also, your comment reminded me of something I saw ...

China considers selling TikTok U.S. operations to Musk, Bloomberg reports
www.cnbc.com

I remember, back in the 80's those aspiring to wealth on Wall Street and other places were called "Yuppies."

They were ridiculed for their ostentatious display of their wealth.

There was even a song about them, albeit a parody tune ...

Pheromones - YuppieDrone (1986)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

sonichits.com

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I recently purchased a TEcC 4100 X with 3 heads 3 motors and a Sansui 3660 45 watts per channel Dolby X DBX high tech specs, 30 to 20,000 HZ so I can listen to adult contemporary music, cranked up to 3

In my 3 level attached suburban townhouse with a community pool and rec room 495 PI year 1 through 3, 795 year 3 through 30, 5000 neighbors in a three block square they don't know I'm there...Unless I park in their parking space.

I traded my GTO for a --- jet 300zx then a BMW 5 speed cC PB PS 2 bucket seats sound system hurts my ears goes fast 55 personalized license plate that says SPcRKY...but it's in shop.

Yuppiedrone, Yuppiedrone, Yuppiedrone, Yuppiedrone, Yup Yup Yup Yup Yup Yup Yup Yup Yup Yup Yup Yup Yuppiedrone
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@#9 ... And it's been rumored that the CEO of TikTok, Shou Chew, has been invited to the inauguration as well and will be seated in the VIP section, perhaps next to Elon Musk. ...

Trump's TikTok ban reversal comes after meeting megadonor who has stake in TikTok (March 2024)
abcnews.go.com

... s Donald Trump reverses his position on potentially banning TikTok ahead of an expected House vote this week on legislation that could lead to it being blocked in the U.S., the former president has been rebuilding his relationship with a GOP megadonor who reportedly has a major financial stake in the popular social media platform.

Trump met with the donor, hedge fund manager Jeff Yass, earlier this month at a Club for Growth donor retreat in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 1.

The Club for Growth, a conservative political organization to which Yass has donated millions of dollars, has opposed anti-TikTok efforts.

The group's president last year wrote: "Giving the government the power to ban apps and pick and choose between competing apps is a huge restriction on phone freedom."

The former president, who had originally spearheaded efforts to ban TikTok during his time in the White House, reversed his stance last week, posting on his own social media platform that getting rid of TikTok would benefit Facebook and that he doesn't want that to happen, suggesting Facebook is a bigger problem for the country. ...

Am I the only one here who is noticing a pattern of purchasing the actions of Pres-elect Trump?

Am I the only one here who is noticing a pattern of purchasing the actions of Pres-elect Trump?

Just wait until he is sworn in and laws no longer apply to him.

We should definitely be bracing for a massive increase in the surveillance state.

I hope Trumper morons realize that would be textbook fascism.

The fact that he was a "billionaire" begging for cash didn't give them a clue?

Those three greedy pig billionaires are like the fat recruit on Full Metal Jacket that was caught with a donut in his foot locker and we are all the marines knocking out endless pushups while they get to eat the donut/tax cut. Drill Sargent Hartman yells, They bought it(the jelly donut/tax break) and you all we be paying for it! Now, knock em out Maggots!

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#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-17 12:00 AM
Am I the only one here who is noticing a pattern of purchasing the actions of Pres-elect Trump?

The "pattern" has been obvious and seen and heard by just about anyone who is not blind and deaf.

That's actually the problem that Jeff Yass was talking about in your excerpt:
|------- The group's president last year wrote: "Giving the government the power to ban apps and pick and choose between competing apps is a huge restriction on ... freedom."

The former president, who had originally spearheaded efforts to ban TikTok during his time in the White House, reversed his stance last week, posting on his own social media platform that getting rid of TikTok would benefit Facebook and that he doesn't want that to happen, suggesting Facebook is a bigger problem for the country. ...
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Yes, the biggest immediate beneficiary of TikTok going "dark" would be Meta/Facebook's Instagram, so Zuckerberg "pivoted" early and is also one of the latest "donors" to Trump's inauguration.

What these business owners and CEOs understand all too well : "The government big enough to give you things is the government big enough to take things from you."

Maybe if we didn't keep giving more and more powers [and control over money, or selective "non enforcement" of laws, or making "laws" that attempt to "buy votes" through Executive Orders / actions, etc.] to Presidents / Executive branch, or the government in general, there would be less corruption?

www.newsweek.com - Biden Won't Enforce TikTok Ban as He Punts to Trump - 2015-01-17

www.newsweek.com - Student Loan Update: Thousands Benefit from New Round of Debt Forgiveness - 2025-01-17

www.newsweek.com - FTC Chair Lina Khan Launches Flurry of Lawsuits Before Trump Takes Office - 2025-01-17

But... in 4 years, we'll have "our" President, and then... everything he/she does will be smart, fair, just and good...

Here's a "happy" thought: "President Joe Biden's average approval rating was one point higher than President-elect Donald Trump's approval during his first term, according to Gallup."

Live by the sword...

"Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it. ... All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible." - Frank Herbert

"Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power." - Robert G. Ingersoll
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